More than 75 mothers have received support to combat their drug addiction during their pregnancy in the first year for the Drug-Free Mother Baby Greenbrier Valley program at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center (GVMC). The three-year program and the program case manager are made possible through grants from the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership, the Claude Benedum Worthington Foundation and the West … Read More
West Virginia Perinatal One Call System Established
West Virginia Perinatal One Call System – 1-866-893-7266 Commissioner of Public Health, Dr. Marian Swinker announced the establishment of the WV State-wide perinatal One Call System for physicians and hospitals. The One Call System will allow for quick responses to find intensive care hospital beds for newborn infants or pregnant women needing immediate high risk care. Perinatal providers have long … Read More
Wesleyan to Offer Two New Advance Practice Nursing Degrees
Officials from West Virginia Wesleyan and Shenandoah University have signed a Memorandum of Agreement creating a partnership between the institutions allowing them to collaboratively offer two new programs leading to Master of Science in Nursing degrees. Beginning this fall, prospective students will be able to pursue a master’s degree with a certificate in psychiatric mental-health nurse practitioner or a certificate … Read More